Takeoff aborted as PIC misreads instrument. Alarm warning system not monitored correctly.

Attributes
ACN	282125
Time
Date	199409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : boi
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 9500
ASRS Report	282125
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Below V1 at approximately 110 KTS I aborted the takeoff on runway 28L. A master caution light came on annunciating an air condition temperature supply highlight was on. I mistakenly read the annunciator light as 'tail compartment temperature high' which is a master warning light annunciation. The rejected takeoff was completed and we returned to the gate for brake cooling and to remedy the caution light problem. After 15 yrs of practice rejected takeoff's I've become very good at them. Now our training requires us to be much more careful about what we choose as a valid reason for an rejected takeoff. It would be nice if my DC9 had some way to inhibit all but the most serious problems during takeoff for the annunciator system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ABORTED AS PIC MISREADS INST. ALARM WARNING SYS NOT MONITORED CORRECTLY.

Narrative: BELOW V1 AT APPROX 110 KTS I ABORTED THE TKOF ON RWY 28L. A MASTER CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON ANNUNCIATING AN AIR CONDITION TEMP SUPPLY HIGHLIGHT WAS ON. I MISTAKENLY READ THE ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT AS 'TAIL COMPARTMENT TEMP HIGH' WHICH IS A MASTER WARNING LIGHT ANNUNCIATION. THE RTO WAS COMPLETED AND WE RETURNED TO THE GATE FOR BRAKE COOLING AND TO REMEDY THE CAUTION LIGHT PROB. AFTER 15 YRS OF PRACTICE RTO'S I'VE BECOME VERY GOOD AT THEM. NOW OUR TRAINING REQUIRES US TO BE MUCH MORE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT WE CHOOSE AS A VALID REASON FOR AN RTO. IT WOULD BE NICE IF MY DC9 HAD SOME WAY TO INHIBIT ALL BUT THE MOST SERIOUS PROBS DURING TKOF FOR THE ANNUNCIATOR SYS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.